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Current waiver affecting General Work applications
Ministerial waiver for General Work Visas under the points-based system
AuthorityMinister of Home Affairs
ContextSigned 8 October 2024
Registry checked2026-10-01
The ministerial waiver removes the Department of Employment and Labour certificate requirement for General Work Visa applications adjudicated under the points-based system and partially waives the SAQA certificate requirement where proof of a pending SAQA evaluation is supplied.
What this source means for the pathway
This source explains why the modern General Work route differs from the older labour-certificate process and how pending SAQA evaluation is treated.
Key points
- The Department of Employment and Labour certificate requirement in regulation 18(3)(a) is waived for General Work Visas adjudicated under the points-based system.
- Where the SAQA evaluation outcome is not yet available, proof of a submitted SAQA application can be used; the waiver states that this results in a 12-month visa pending the eventual SAQA outcome.
- The waiver is permission to submit an application under the modified requirements; it is not itself a grant of immigration status.
A waiver of documentary requirements does not waive the 100-point threshold or the other prescribed visa requirements.
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